topic Button that toggles other buttons in QlikView

Button that toggles other buttons

aaronnayan — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:16:04 GMT

Hi guys,

I have 5 buttons that each are connected to 5 expressions in a chart by variables.

How do i get it so when one button is selected, the other buttons are turned off.

So only 1 button can be selected at all times

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

aaronnayan — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:47:18 GMT

*sorry they are not buttons but text objects*

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:49:34 GMT

Hi Aaron,

Think, in general only one button text box is clicked at a time. By turning off, do you mean change in color?? or anything else??

Try creating a variable and add trigger in each of the buttons to set the variable value to 1-5. You can use this variable to decide the conditional layout or conditional color etc.

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

aaronnayan — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:51:23 GMT

Hi Shiva they are not Buttons but text objects which makes it harder.

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

-SW- — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:53:12 GMT

Hi Aaron,

It depends on what you want, but you should create additional variable, and can use if/else statements to allow it to be active or not depending on the value. And change the one variable with actions on the text object when needed.

This could also be used to apply for colours to ensure that it is more user friendly

If you meant to hide those other buttons, then you can use that same variable to determine the Layout - Show-Conditional.

hope this helps...

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:53:34 GMT

Aaron, I think Textbox and button doesn't have much difference in the context of triggers and actions.

Re: Button that toggles other buttons

tamilarasu — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:10:05 GMT

Hi Aaron,

Have a look at the attached file.